SHIP OBHWF (aka One Big Happy Weasley Family)

[Jim Ferer]

No: HPFGUIDX 15409

Heidi:"Oh, I agree, it will be WONDERFUL for Harry to find family 
feelings  amid the Weasleys (assuming that ron and/or percy don't 
become pawns  of the dark side, that is). I just don't think that 
marriage is the way for him to be it, and I have 2 reasons why - one 
personal and one a little more objective (although all of this is 
clearly IMHO!)

Personal first. Ebony & I were talking about this just last night. The 
Weasley Family seems to be the type of fmaily where, probably under 
Molly's guide, the "family" expands to include people who need to be 
included."

I agree with that. But if R and H get together, and Ginny ends up with 
who-knows-who, or nobody, it's a little awkward. It might work, 
though.

Heidi:"If Harry was dating Ginny, would Molly be as  willing to allow 
him to spend the summer at the Burrow, relatively  unsupervised, or 
would she be concerned about those teen hormones?  And if nothing 
happened until they were 17 (we don't know exacly how  much younger 
than Harry Ginny is - I'm guessing she's a spring baby,  like Ron, but 
then they began dating, it could *so* change his  relationship with 
the Weasleys...I think it would *ruin* Harry's relationship with 
Molly, and to a  lesser level, Arthur (although this relationship 
isn't as vital to  harry as long as sirius is alive)"

I'm more optimistic about Molly and Arthur's wisdom and love of Ginny 
and Harry. They understand hormones, and they'll keep things in hand 
in their usual loving way. They also understand that no relationship 
is that smooth, and when a storm comes they will be on Ginny's and 
Harry's side.

It's just my admiration of the Weasley family is very strong, and I 
think they can weather just about anything.

As far as how wizards get wed goes, I've never seen anything in any HP 
book to suggest they don't get married just like us. For all we know, 
there's a chapel at Hogwarts and churches in Hogsmeade. They have 
Christmas and Easter, after all.